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- Cuff. No. 242,025. Patented May 24,1881.

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R. S.' NORTON.

- Cuff. No. 242,025. Patented May 24, 188|.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROWLAND S. NORTON, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE B. OLUETT,BROTHER St OO.2 OF SAME PLAGE.

CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,025, dated May 24,1881. Application tiled April 16, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, RowLAND S. NORTON, ofthe city of Troy, county ot' Rensselaer, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in the Mode ofManufacturing Cuffs, of which the following is a specilieation.

This invention relates to the manufacture of cuffs; and it consists inmaking a detachable cuif of an outer and inner face and the usualinterlinings, all preferably of the same width, and in so placing themtogether for stitching wrong side out that the edges ot' the sides ofthe inner face will fold over the cnt edges of the remaining parts,where they can be stitched down, if deemed advisable; and the object isto bring the closing side seams on the inner face of the cuff instead ofat the edges; also, to produce a margin along the sides on the nnerface, under which the raw edges of the interlinings may be concealed andprevented from raveling; also, to give increased thickness and rigidityto the edges of the culi", and thereby to form a heavy beaded edgearound the cuff.

In the drawings, Figure lis aplan View of the outer face of the cuff,showing the margins on the sides of the inner face for folding over thecut or raw edges of the remaining parts wron g side out. Fig. 2 is asimilar view ofthe inner face ofthe cuff right side out, showing thecuff complete with beaded edge and with the edge seam on the inner faceofthe cuff. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the four plies, showing theorder of the same for sewing. Fig. 4 is a-transverse sectional view ofthe cuff Wron g side out. Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view ot' thecuff right side out before compressed.

Cuffs with beaded edges are not new, and cuffs with parts of dil'erentwidths to make folds to form beaded edges are not new, and I make noclaim to beaded edges, nor to cuffs any part of which is made wider thanany other part.

To accomplish the object of my invention the inner face must be soplaced on and stitched to the other parts of the cuff wrong side outthat the edges of the inner face will project beyond the remainingedges, thereby fulling seams on the inner face of the cuff instead of atthe edges, thereby leaving afull and rounded edge. The outer face, A, asalready stated and as seen in Fig. l is preferably of less width thanthe inner face, B, and the interlinings C are somewhatshorter than theouter andinnerfaces, so that the folds on the side edges may be uniform,and I run or stitch the side edges together in such manner that the sideedges of the inner face, B, will project far enough beyond the sideedges of the remaining parts to make a margin for folding over the cutside edges of the remaining parts. This margin is then folded over thecut side edges of the remaining parts, and, if preferred, is stitcheddown. These side edges are then run or stitched around with as many rowsof stitching and as far from the edges as the tastes of the manufacturermay require. I then turn the parts right side out. When turned rightside out the fullness in the interlinings and outer face, produced byprojecting the sides ofthe inner face, B, beyond the edges of theremaining parts, readily adjusts itself, so that the said side seamswill show on inner face of the cuff and not at the edges, and thus leavea clear rounded edge at the sides. The edges, being necessarily doubledby turning the parts right side out, form a heavy beaded edge to bestitched down. The ends are then turned in and stitched down, and theentire cuft' then stitched around to suit the taste of the manufacturer.

By this mode of cutting and making a cuff a very handsome, serviceable,and merchantable cuffI is produced with less labor and expense than theordinary beaded cuff.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A culf having its inner face stitched to the outer face andinterlinings wrong side out in such position that the edges of the innerface will project beyond the edges of the remaining parts and overlapthem, in combination with the outer face and the interlinings side faceoi the cuff, substantially as herein de- 1o scribed.

In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this 15th day ot' March,1880.

ROWLAND S. NORTON.

Witnesses:

R. M. ToWNsEND, Jr., N. DAVENPORT.

